Absorbing

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Soaking up; imbibing; taking up.
  • Engrossing; enchanting: as, the spectacle was most absorbing.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Swallowing, engrossing.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Allowing a process to enter it, but not to leave it.
  • verb. Present participle of absorb.
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  • adjective. capable of arousing and holding the attention
  • Word Usage
    "In his skilled hands, these two journeys are rivetingly told, in absorbing, meticulous detail."
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    absorb